Pakistan coach Waqar Younis expects Azhar Ali to perform in remaining two Tests against England
Waqar Younis said that apart from being the captain of Pakistan, Azhar Ali is also a top-order batsman and, thus, plays a double role in the team.
Waqar Younis said that apart from being the captain of Pakistan, Azhar Ali is also a top-order batsman and, thus, plays a double role in the team.
Azhar said that adjusting to the new regulations has been a bit difficult, but the practice games will help in the adaptation.
Azhar also feels that they are quite capable of targeting England top-order which, according to him, is fragile ever since Alastair Cook hung up his cricketing boots in 2018.
Azhar also highlighted that the coaches, as well as himself, have county cricket experience with them.
Azhar had earlier set the auction price at 10 lakh Pakistan rupees each for his bat with which he scored a triple hundred against West Indies and the Champions Trophy 2017 jersey wherein Pakistan were crowed champions.
Pakistan's players went to the Sri Lanka dressing room to thank them soon after the home team posted a convincing 263-run win in the second Test of their first home series in a decade.
The return of Test cricket to Pakistan last week was something of a washout, with their first encounter badly hit by the weather in Rawalpindi before stuttering to a tame draw.
The under-pressure Pakistan skipper also made it clear that Sri Lanka would be a tough side to beat even in home conditions.
While Azhar Ali has been named the captain of the Pakistan team in Test matches, Babar Azam has been given the responsibility of leading the team in the shortest format of the game.
The sacking of Sarfaraz comes after he had failed to prove himself as a leader in the recent past.
